Hankow, Apr. 2 The specially beflagged coach tying the British Ambassador to hina, Sir Archibald Kerr, Lady Kerr, and the ambassadorial party on their way back to Shanghai, moved out of Wuchang station at 220 this afternoon on the two-day journey to Hongkong.
ach, which is attached to Canton train, will be and linked to another chuen, where the Canton-Kowloon and Canton-Hankow Rail-meet.
Both the Chinese and Japanese authorities have been notified of the Ambassador's trip and another fast journey is expected, the party [probably arriving in the Colony on Sir Archibald, who returned from Wednesday. evening, Chungking on April 16, where he presented his credentials to the President of the Chinese Republic. Mr. Lin Sen. has just concluded an exceedingly busy week in Hankow during which he has several discussions with high Government officials.
The Ambassador was originally due leave this city yesterday, but ned his departure until today trend a big dinner given n his honour last night by General Chiang Kai-shek.
Colonel Lovatt-Fraser the Military Attach is no longer with the party, ing left on a special trip to China. It is thought possible that he will, however, rejoin the Ambassador in Hongkong.
Mrs. Peter Fleming, whose husband is at present at the Shantung front i the ambassadorial leave Hongkong for Shanghai in the Empress of Canada on April 29—Reuter. x event of major historic importance. Not only wi it remove many causes for Anglo-Trish disagreement and tension, but it vill have a far-reaching effect on trade,, foreign affairs and defence.
It is expected to end the land an-unities dispute and the Anglo-Irish economic war Although the text of the Agreement will not be published until to-trow, it is believed that the land annuities problem will be settled by an arrangement by which the payments of annuities will be devoted to defence.
Ending the economic war will save the Irish Exchequer more than' £2,- 000,000. a year, the greater part of which will probably be used to reorganize Irish defences. Irish produce will flow more freely into England on the same basis of taxation as that of Canada and Australia. British goods will also enter the Irish market more freely, out not on such terms as will endanger the Irish policy of self-sufficiency.
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